Marital Adjustment Compared Among Early, Age Appropriate-Arranged and Love-Matched Marriage Arrangments in Motta Administra Tive Town
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this research was to compare early, age appropriate-arranged,
and love-matched married persons in terms of their marital adjustment. A sample of
210 married individuals (105 males and 105 females) was selected from Motta
Administrative Town through purposive sampling technique. The data were collected
through rating scale and analyzed statistically. The results showed that the general
patterns of marital adjustment scores were found above the average/ mid point of the
scale. The results also indicated that there were statistically s ignificant differences in
marital adjustment among early, age appropriate-arranged, and love-matched
ma/Tied individuals in the sense that love-matched married have significantly better
marital adjustment than the two groups. As regards marital adjustment dimensions,
""--' early married.Jv.dividuals had significantly lower mean score on consensus and
satisfaction dimensions than both age appropriate-arranged and love-matched
ma.rried individuals. In addition, early married individuals had significantly lower
mean score on cohesion dimension than love-matched married individuals. Moreover,
love .. matched participants had higher mean score than both early and age
appropriate-arranged married participants on affectional expression dimension.
~ Concerning demographic factors, marital adjustment was significantly related to age
at the present marriage. As regards sex difference in ma.rital adjustment, statistically
significant difference was fOUnd between early married males and females. That is,
males have higher marital adj;;s[rnent than females . However, significant sex
differences in marital adjustment were not found in both age appropriate-arranged
and love-matched married individuals. Bes ides, early ma/Tied males were
significantly higher than females on satisfaction and affedional expression
dimensions. Moreover, age appropriate-arranged' married males were significantly
higher on affectional expression dimension than female counter parts. On the other
hand, there were no significant differences observed between love-matched males
and females on the four dimensions of marital adjustment. At las t; the findings of
this research are only paint part of the picture, so in the future in-depth research
should be conducted on this very basic issue including other variables that may
influence marital adjustment.
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Age Appropriate-Arranged and Love-Matched Marriage